About 24 Communications Officers have been undergoing training at the Hilton Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya from the 18th – 22nd March 2019 organized by the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA).Ms Elizabeth Mushi ,WISE-futures Communication Officer attended the training.
The one-week training aims at equipping the Communication Officers with relevant skills important for multi-stakeholder engagement as key drivers for the African Centres of Excellence.Also build capacity to develop and disseminate communication materials targeting specific audiences.
The key speaker during the event was Prof. Mike Kuria, the Deputy Executive Secretary of Inter University Council for East Africa. During his opening remarks, Prof. Kuria urged the Communications Officers to be the mouthpiece for their Centres. “We rely on you to convey information that is accurate, authentic and professional about your centres of excellence.” said Prof, Kuria.
Present during the training was Ms. Agnes Asiimwa, the Communications Officer for IUCEA who reiterated the need to portray information that can be relied on by donors and clients in general. She said the training provides an opportunity for the Communications Officers to reach out to the world about activities at their centres in an orderly approach.
The training has been organized to help the officers learn more about how they can increase visibility of their centres. The training has been facilitated by one of the most renowned Communications Company with expertise in Top notch communications, The Capital One Group based in Kampala Uganda.